If anyone has a thing for desperate relegation duels featuring semi-incompetent teams, Germany has some on offer in all three leagues:
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1. Bundesliga:
Darmstadt vs. Köln (1.12.
20:30h local time)
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2. Bundesliga:
Schalke vs. Osnabrück (1.12.
18:30h local time)
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3. Liga:
Freiburg II vs. Halle (28.11.
19:00h local time)
Duisburg vs. Lübeck (2.12.
14:00h local time)
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3. Liga also has a top-3 duel on offer though:
Verl vs. Dresden (3.12.
13:30h local time)
Just wanted to add that Sunday (26th) at 4.30 pm local time we will have the current heavy-weight fight of 3. Liga.
Dresden and Regensburg currently lead the table - both with 34 points out of 15 games. The teams behind them have a max. 27 points out of 16 games.
And on Sunday, Dresden and Regensburg will face each other. If this one does not end in a draw, the winner will move a whole 10 points clear of the pack.
And just in general: if both teams continue to be on a roll, the promotion race could become rather boring very soon.
I am all for 18 teams.
Btw, in Germany all cup games are single-leg. And there is only one national cup, like God intended. So there is still further room to reduce games in England, apart from the size of the league.